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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Melasti

1 April, 2019

Team Leader
Marion
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
1.7 kgs (measured)

-8.330949, 115.639353

Survey Information

Location Name
Melasti
Organization/Dive Centre
Bali Diversity
City
Biaslantang
Country
Indonesia
Date
1 April, 2019
Survey Duration
67 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: -8.330949
Longitude: 115.639353
Weather Conditions
Rain and thernoclines
Survey Depth Range
3–24 meters
Area Surveyed
59.12 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
other
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 48
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 31
Gloves (latex) 1
other materials collected
Feminin hygienic pad 1
Diapers plastic wraps 3
Soap detergent plastic wraps 6

Rain + large upwelling currents

Nothing all garbage are common

Plastic floating in water column with the upwelling current.


Yes we added new categories but maybe we were wrong. 1. Which catergory hygienic pad goes to? 2. Other products than food wraps? Like pampers wraps, dishsoap, soap, shampoo wraps? Where do they go to?

Most garbage were floating in the cold upwelling current and coming from the bottom of the ocean

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